Public Administration Interdisciplinary Concentration, B.A.

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Public administration, an interdisciplinary concentration offered in cooperation with the Brock School of Business, combines knowledge and experience from the worlds of politics and business. It includes a mandatory political science internship. As the table below demonstrates, it provides students with a broad array of courses from the political science department and the Brock School of Business.

Required Courses

University Core Curriculum: 22 Credits

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General Education Requirements: 30 Credits

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Public Administration Interdisciplinary Concentration: 43-47 Credits

Political Science Core: 12-16 Credits

POLS 205 - Introduction to American Politics (4)
POLS 316 - Public Administration (4)
POLS 460 - Internship (2-4)

Political Science Electives: 12 Credits

(Select three 300/400-level courses.)

Business: 19 Credits*

ECON 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics (4)
ECON 202 - Principles of Microeconomics (3)
ACCT 211 - Accounting Concepts I (3)
BUSA 252 - Legal Environment of Business (3)
MNGT 303 - Principles of Management (3)
BUSA 454 - Business Law (3)

General Electives: 29-33

Total Required Credits: 128

*Students must complete their college math requirements before beginning the sequence of business courses, and must complete their 200-level business courses before registering for upper-level business courses.